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Ben Stein Crusades Against Abortion

Actor, speechwriter, talk and game show host gets

By Paul Crocetti / Heights Senior Staff
Celebrated actor, speechwriter, talk and game show host Ben Stein spoke to 200 Boston College students last Monday about his pro-life stance in a lecture hosted by the BC Republicans. Stein managed to throw in some humor as well, poking fun at everyone from Bill Clinton to Jesuits to lawyers.

Weitz Recalls Concentration Camps

Sonia Weitz Shares Stories of the Nazi Occupation

By Kelly McMahon / Heights Senior Staff
Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz spoke at Boston College for the seventh time last Tuesday to share stories of her childhood under Nazi occupation and through five concentration camps. Weitz is currently a poet and director of the North Shore Holocaust Center in Peabody, Massachusetts.

McGuiness Says Irish Peace Process at Crossroads

By Jim O'Sullivan / Heights Senior Staff
When Sinn Fein heavyweight and Ireland’s Minister for Education Martin McGuinness appeared at Boston College on November 16 to speak at a symposium on education, few expected the fireworks that occurred.

Speakers Focus on Women's Issues

By Katie Horn / Heights Staff
Representatives of the Boston Global Action Network discussed the issues of feminism and globalization with students in Higgins 310 last Wednesday.

NCCB Rules On Ex Corde Mandate

By Lacy O'Toole / Heights Senior Staff
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement last Wednesday claiming that bishops cannot punish theologians who do not seek permission to teach from the Catholic Church.

Police Blotter

By Heights Staff
November 7 - 15, 2000

Physicians Examine Role of Religion in Medicine

By Kelly Arenson / Heights Staff
The first annual symposium on belief and non-belief in modern American culture was held at the Copley Theater Tuesday night. The symposium featured lectures by two prominent physicians on the role of faith in medicine and how religion intervenes in the making of medical decisions.

Columnist Explains the Politics of Homosexuality

By Michael Duran
Andrew Sullivan, a contributing editor and columnist for the New York Times Magazine, spoke on the Politics of Homosexuality in Gasson Hall last Tuesday.

Jiggle Gives Fast Paced Show

By Mike Smith
Boston College students enjoyed the sounds of Jiggle the Handle on Wednesday night, as the band played to a crowd of about 50 people in O’Connell House.

Tech Products Store Goes Online

By Allie Weiskopf / Heights Senior Staff
The bookstore isn’t the only place on campus to buy things on-line. Beginning December 20, the tech products store will become completely virtual, eliminating its location in the basement of the service building.

Senate Debates Resolution

By Sarah Towne / Heights Staff
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College Senate met for the final time before Thanksgiving Break on Sunday, November 19. The meeting consisted of hearing the reports of the standing committees and considering one resolution for passage by the Senate.